The Spy
by James Fenimore Cooper
Taste attributes: familythrillerwarespionagehistoricalfastheavyrealisticlineargrittybig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs
Boxlist takeExpect a sweeping, moving family novel, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.3 / 5
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About This Book
Inspired by accusations of venality leveled at the men who captured Major Andre (Benedict Arnold's co-conspirator, executed for espionage in 1780), Cooper's novel centers on Harry Birch, a common man wrongly suspected by well-born Patriots of being a spy for the British.
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- Author
- James Fenimore Cooper
- Published
- 1821
- Pages
- 424
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- Open Library
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